City vs city
Plainfield vs South Bend, IN
Plainfield currently scores 4 points higher overall than South Bend, with the largest gap in tornado.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Plainfield: 40/100 · South Bend: 36/100
Plainfield is 4 points higher.
Flood
Plainfield: 39/100 · South Bend: 20/100
Plainfield is 19 points higher.
Plainfield: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
South Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Plainfield: 15/100 · South Bend: 16/100
South Bend is 1 points higher.
Plainfield: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Plainfield: 50/100 · South Bend: 41/100
Plainfield is 9 points higher.
Plainfield: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Plainfield: 46/100 · South Bend: 0/100
Plainfield is 46 points higher.
Plainfield: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Plainfield: 100/100 · South Bend: 76/100
Plainfield is 24 points higher.
Plainfield: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Plainfield: Unavailable · South Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Plainfield: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Plainfield: 3/100 · South Bend: 34/100
South Bend is 31 points higher.
Plainfield: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Plainfield: 29/100 · South Bend: 29/100
No gap.
Plainfield: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
South Bend: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.